U+2742

Circled open centre eight pointed star❂

Circled open centre eight pointed star is a monochrome text character from the Unicode Dingbats block, listed here under Ornaments & Dingbats. Copy it with one click, or use the hex, octal, decimal and HTML entity codes below to embed it in web pages, code, and documents. It is often searched for as "ornament", "star", "sun".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+2742
Decimal
10050
Hex
0x2742
Octal
0o23502

Unicode identity

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Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+2742
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0CIRCLED OPEN CENTRE EIGHT POINTED STAR
Unicode 1.0 nameLegacy aliasCIRCLED OPEN CENTER EIGHT POINTED STAR
DecimalBase 1010050
HexadecimalBase 160x2742
OctalBase 80o23502
BinaryBase 20010011101000010
General categorySymbol, otherSo
Unicode blockU+2700–U+27BFDingbats
PlaneBasic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0)

HTML & CSS

FormatValueCopy
HTML entity (decimal)❂
HTML entity (hex)❂
CSS content escapeUse inside content: "…"\2742
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%9D%82

Programming languages

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JavaScript / TypeScript\u2742
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u2742
Python\u2742
Java / C# / Kotlin\u2742

Byte encodings

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UTF-83 bytesE2 9D 82
UTF-16 (BE)2742
UTF-32 (BE)00002742

How to type Circled open centre eight pointed star

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +2742 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 2742 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 2742. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Circled open centre eight pointed star".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 2742, then press Space or Enter in GTK apps. IBus and most terminals support the same sequence.

  • HTML, CSS & code

    Paste the character directly, or use the escapes above: ❂ in HTML, \2742 in CSS, and \u2742 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
CIRCLED OPEN CENTRE EIGHT POINTED STAR
Unicode 1.0 name
CIRCLED OPEN CENTER EIGHT POINTED STAR
Block
Dingbats (U+2700–U+27BF)
General category
So — Symbol, other

Data from the Unicode Character Database, version 18.0.0. See the official code chart for the Dingbats block: U2700.pdf (PDF, unicode.org).

Frequently asked questions

How do I copy the Circled open centre eight pointed star symbol?

Click the Copy button at the top of this page, or select ❂ and press Ctrl+C (Cmd+C on Mac). It is plain Unicode text, so it pastes into documents, chats, code, and design tools.

What is the Unicode code point for Circled open centre eight pointed star?

Circled open centre eight pointed star is U+2742 (decimal 10050, hexadecimal 0x2742, octal 0o23502). It lives in the Dingbats block (U+2700–U+27BF) of the Basic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0).

What is the official Unicode name of Circled open centre eight pointed star?

The Unicode Standard (version 18.0.0) names this character "CIRCLED OPEN CENTRE EIGHT POINTED STAR"; its Unicode 1.0 name was "CIRCLED OPEN CENTER EIGHT POINTED STAR". Its General_Category is So (Symbol, other).

What is the HTML code for Circled open centre eight pointed star?

Use ❂ or ❂. In CSS, use content: "\2742".

How do I type Circled open centre eight pointed star in code?

JavaScript: "\u2742". Python: "\u2742". JSON and Java: "\u2742". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 9D 82.

Is Circled open centre eight pointed star an emoji?

No. Circled open centre eight pointed star is a text symbol and renders as a monochrome glyph in the current font. Some platforms may offer an emoji variant when U+FE0F is appended.

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